Falla's skink
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Oligosoma fallai

Falla's skink or the Three Kings skink (Oligosoma fallai ) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

Animal name origin

The specific name, fallai, is in honor of New Zealander ornithologist Robert Falla.

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O. fallai is endemic to the Three Kings Islands off the coast of New Zealand. It is found nowhere else in the world.

Falla's skink habitat map
Falla's skink habitat map

References

1. Falla's skink Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falla's_skink
2. Falla's skink on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15263/4507899

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